College Bound: The Pursuit of Education in Jewish American Literature, 1896-1944
(Part of the SUNY Series in Contemporary Jewish Literature and Culture Series)
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Jewish American immigrants and their children have been stereotyped as exceptional educational achievers, with attendance at prestigious universities leading directly to professional success. In College Bound, Dan Shiffman uses literary accounts to show that American Jews' relationship with education was in fact far more complex. Jews expected book learning to bring personal fulfillment and self-transformation, but the reality of public schools...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1438467230
ISBN13:9781438467238
Release Date:November 2017
Publisher:State University of New York Press
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.88 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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